Kely
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KEL-ee
- Origin
- Irish
Kely is a girls' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kely mean?
Irish: spelling of Kelly; from the Irish surname Ó Ceallaigh
From the Irish surname Ó Ceallaigh, descendant of Ceallach, an old name of disputed meaning.
Meaning borrowed from Kelly. More on Wiktionary.
Is Kely a girl's or a boy's name?
Kely is a girls' name.
How popular is Kely in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the girls named Kely in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kely in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 11 | #5,909 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,004 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
Names like Kely
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cassidy Keely Teagan Keegan Kennedy Devyn Keiry Keeley Kenley Brynn Kaitlyn Regan
Names related to Kely
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Finn Aiden Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Ronan Connor Declan Casey
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kely: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kely, updated 20 October 2026.